The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-09
the TARIFF coNFERENcE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Speaker Carl
isle and wife are here for few days as
the guests Of the President, at Oak
View, his country seat. 1t is understood
that the two distinguished gentlemen
are happily entertaining each other
talking over the political situation and
National affairs in general. Carlisle rep
resents the conservative wing of the
free trade faction Of his party as much
as Randall does the protection wing, and
by becoming member of the Preslden-
tial family just at this time, while it is
known that the President is getting ma
terial to formulate his annual message,
gives rise TO the very natural suspicion
that he can CLEAN several interesting
topics from the fertile and energetic
brain of the Speaker. And then, too,
right ON the heels of the Pennsylvania
State Convention where Randall gained
signal victory and looms up more than
ever as the leader of the disturbing ele-
ment in the Democratic programme.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
administration don't like the position OF
the Virginia and Pennsylvania Democ-
racy as enunciated by their recent State
conventions. But what to do and how
to do it, under the circumstances, is q
very serious problem. The Post, the
local organ of the administration, says
''that the Pennsylvania platform does
not meet with the approval of either Of
the factions of the party" which, il
true, rather complexities matters and
may necessitate the President having
other distinguished guests to aid him
out of the dilema. This tariff question
they designed to make the paramount
issue in the next Presidential election
based on substantial free trade princi
Piles, or ultimately leading thereto, anC
the Democracy in Ohio closed its eye
and took its prescription willingly, bu
Virginia and Pennsylvania vehemently
spurn the dose, while the Iowa an(
Maryland Democracy mixed variou
other Ingredients and pretended to swal
low. These comprise the convention
thus far of the party, and leave natter
in very confused and unsatisfactor.
condition. II is evident that the Ran
} dali wing will give not an inch; it i
, equally evident that the Carlisle wing
= as obstinate and unyielding. What tn
= outcome of this muddle will be, need
| no great prophet to fortell, and the Re
= publicans can abide the time with pa
, thence.
: The Democracy of both Virgini
and Maryland virtually have thel
headquarters at Washington. They oC
cupy spacious rooms, and arrogate
themselves not only the management {
politics in their respective states, bU
like the circus clown want to boss every
{ thing else. They take to Washington q
naturally as bee to hive, and wheI
ever the administration has bestow'
to make they swoop down in swarm
like the locust and lice of Egypt. The
\ have applicants for every position. an
q their capacious NAV is always open
p receive any crumb that may fall frol
q the executive table. Should it happe
to fall into the clutch of any of the
Northern or Western. brethren, their il
e dignation is complete and they ominou
s ly shake the index finger in the face I
t the administration and say: "Bewar'
: these two great States are trembling
: the balance" And so they are, and
v is not at all improbable that VIrgini
will go Republican this fall, and Mary
land make large gains toward the fin'
: redemption of that State. Every sig
e points that way and the Democrac
t have a realizing sense of their impenc
q ing fate.